Thoughts on Online communities as alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous When I first stopped drinking I was troubled by the idea of sober forever. I hated the thought that I would have to attend meetings, work steps and think about not drinking, or work to stay sober, forever. At the time though, I was actually thinking
When I joined an online community hoping to stop drinking, back in 2015, they had a test you were supposed to take when you signed up to figure out where you fell on the risk scale for your drinking behavior. At the time it was still considered “healthy” to drink in moderation so you could
When I was in my second year sober I realized that binge drinking, for me, had become a defense mechanism I am vulnerable in my job. I sit on a stage with 40 to 80 people and perform for hundreds, or thousands, depending on the program. Sometimes I play completely alone in my orchestra and
It wasn’t long ago that I could not imagine doing all the things I do as a mom without opening a bottle of wine every evening. That first glass always seemed to perk me up just enough to get the dinner, laundry, evening schoolwork routine running. I knew that I was drinking too much but
The first time I was flabbergasted, enraged, disgusted, infuriated, by a toxic alcohol marketing campaign I was three months sober and newly grateful to be finally free of the incessant need to drink my nights away. I stumbled over a website for a wine that was marketed to women and started reading their blog. The
